We've Been Here Before
- Radio panel show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2003 - 2004
- 9 episodes (2 series)
Clive Anderson hosts the panel show that takes a wry look at past events through the lens of the present. Also features John O'Farrell and Gyles Brandreth.
We've Been Here Before - The Complete Series 1 And 2
Clive Anderson and guests poke fun at the past in this panel show with a yesteryear twist.
Originally broadcast on Radio 4 in 2003-4, We've Been Here Before is the topical, satirical, historical panel game that aims to show beyond all doubt that there's nothing new in the news. Hosted by award-winning comedian, broadcaster and Whose Line Is It Anyway? star Clive Anderson, it takes a wry, witty look at long-gone days through a present-day lens, as the panellists battle it out to discover who's got the best memory for detail when it comes to raking up the past.
Gyles Brandreth, Jimmy Carr, Chris Addison, Mark Steel, Natalie Haynes, Richard Herring, Robin Ince and Steve Punt are among the stellar guests striving to identify news clips from years gone by, and to spot the parallels with contemporary events. From reality TV, BBC-bashing and striking unions to celebrity American presidential hopefuls, European referendums and Prime Ministers under pressure, they find that the stories they sift through sound strangely familiar.
Still funny and relevant over 20 years after it first aired, this entertaining series is the ultimate proof that what goes around comes around. It's a blast from the past with a modern perspective - and any similarity to current events is entirely the idea...
First released: Thursday 14th March 2024
- Distributor: BBC Digital Audio
- Minutes: 252
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